Ongoing study: LGBTQ+ reproductive and sexual health
This project fills a gap in current research by studying sexual and reproductive health-seeking behaviors for LGBTQ+ women and persons assigned female at birth.
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Ongoing study: Latinx women's health
This project explores the impact of negative experiences in healthcare settings, such as prejudicial or discriminatory treatment by providers, on future health-seeking behaviors for Latinx women.
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Ongoing study: Healthcare access and psychological well-being for diverse persons undergoing hemodialysis
This project is currently in data collection at Albany Med (NY), involving undergraduate researchers Elizabeth Bentsianov and Sriya Baru.
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Ongoing study: Mental health care seeking behaviors among Asian Americans - the influence of gender, cultural origin, and stigma
This project is currently in data collection, involving undergraduate researcher Snigdha Narayanas.
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Projects under development:
Impact of gender expression on body ideal internalization and eating disorder psychopathology
Latinx gender roles and generationally transmitted attitudes about healthcare within LGBTQ+ Latinx immigrant populations
Utilizing TikTok as a tool for sexual health literacy within populations underrepresented in sexual education (e.g. LGBTQ+ persons) and those with limited access to non-abstinence based education (e.g. persons in rural areas and the Southern United States)
Understanding how gendered scripts about sex and health promotion strategies associated with HPV vaccination impact rates of vaccination among diverse populations
Examples of recent projects:
Acculturation and psychological well-being among LGBTQ+ first and second-generation immigrants to the US
Mentoring needs of diverse LGBTQ+ undergraduate and graduate students
Impact of and strategies to address microaggressions experienced by LGBTQ+ and BIPOC persons
Sense of community as a protective factor for negative experiences in healthcare settings among Latinx women
Identity disclosure and salience among LGBTQ+ graduate students in STEM fields